potestad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin potestatem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /potesˈtad/ [po.t̪esˈt̪að̞]
Rhymes: -ad
Syllabification: po‧tes‧tad

Noun

potestad f (plural potestades)

power, authority (authority to carry out something; typically has a legal or political connotation)

Derived terms

patria potestad

Related terms

potestativo

See also

Further reading

“potestad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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